Produced
by Mediaone Global Entertainment
Limited and Gemini Industries
& Imaging (Pvt) Limited
and directed by Saran (of
Vasool Raja MBBS fame), this
movie has Vinay and Kajol
Agarwal in the lead, with
an interesting supporting
cast comprising of a Nigerian,
a Japanese, a Chinese and
a German woman playing friends
of the heroine. Hariharan
and Leslie Lewis (of Colonial
Cousins fame) score music
in Tamil here for the first
time. This

album
has been long in the making. Is it worth
the wait? Let us check it out now.

Vellaikkari---Vocals:
Hariharan, Leslie, Achu

A stylish number, this, in what looks
like a western depiction of Bahudari raga.
The repeated swaras ’pa ma ga ma’
on the trumpet adds gaiety. In fact the
lively trumpet notes give a ‘jazzy’
feeling to the song itself. Notice how
it goes ’sa ni sa ni sa’ and
swoops down ’sa sa ni pa, ni ni
pa ma,---‘ etc; and then takes off
on the top ‘pa’ swara and
goes ‘paa—ma pa ma pa ma pa’
all three minutes into the song.

Ottrai Vaarthaiyil---Vocals: Shaan

A gently seductive number and articulated
sweetly by Shaan—well done! Interesting
lyrics too. Is it the Kaanada raga that
has been so modernized? Apart from pleasant
acoustic guitars, you hear some special
sounds from Wind Chimes, Cowbel and drums.
Could be savored by youngsters. The subtle
pause after the words ’mouname iraicchalthaan’
is to be relished.

Chikki Mukki ---Vocals: Leslie, Surmukhi

Sensual lyrics that speak of the pleasure
of touch between lovers, but all poetic
and nothing sordid. The song itself moves
on a quirky rhythm which catches your
fancy. There is a liveliness in the lady
singer’s voice which adds energy
to this number.

Paadhikkadhal---Vocals: Bombay Jayashree,
Sunitha Saradhy

The velvet voice of Jayashree and the
raspy one of Sunitha contrast nicely in
this song which appears to be based on
the Natabairavi scale. The gamaka on the
words ‘podhadhu’ and ‘thee
moottum’ is quite sexy, when you
go along with the lyrics. There is a short
passage of alaap in Madhyamavathi by Jayashree
in the middle. Could be a hit too.

Latcham Vaarthaigal---Vocals: Ranjani

A very deep-voiced rendering in the same
mettu of song number two, but with different
lyrics. Devassy’s piano and keyboards
are so delicate here. The drums are stylish
too.

Modhi Vilaiyadu---Vocals: Hariharan, Deva

The title song, of course, but with lyrics
that need to be enjoyed. It starts off
with a bit of Sindubairavi raga and goes
on from there. What gets this song on
a roll is the rousing drumwork by Sivamani.
It adds a lot of ‘masti’ to
the song. Youngsters are certain to lap
it up.

Verdict:

This album has touches of Latin music,
but the songs cannot be classified as
belonging to a particular genre. It has
a certain sophistication to it, especially
the rhythms and soft touches of classical
stuff, which are so subtle in places.
A welcome addition to the Tamil film music
world. Let us happily look forward to
more stuff from them.